More than a quarter of iPhones break within 2 years

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Saw someone posted this on facebook. Saying "talk about reliable, i wonder if the iPad will be any better"

He's an apple hater for one so lol.
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You gotta remember this is all over the world - In the countries with little extreme climates etc. I can believe it... Not only because the Chinese who make it all commit suicide, but because apple want to ring you for as much money as possible.
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This doesn't sound right to me. I've not known anyone who has had their iphone broken or faulty. Its like ipods.. they last for years

Yes, click above ^|^

Thoughts?
 
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Who keeps a phone for 2 years anyway. Also if you read the post around 60% of those "breaks" are from accidental damage.
 
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I've had my 2G for a few years now after I got an out of warranty swap after dropping it in water. It;s slow, but still going strong :D
 
Skyfall said:
Who keeps a phone for 2 years anyway. Also if you read the post around 60% of those "breaks" are from accidental damage.
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Yer. But that leaves 40%. Water seems to be a big problem! Water going down the headphone jack hole can cause all sort of problems. Seen wi-fi not showing up because of it

And 2 year contracts :P
 
Ive known a few fail from water damage, one used in the rain, one in pocket of a pair of jeans in rain and one put in sports bag with wet towel.

2 out of those 3 were completly dead and 1 was replaced under warranty, the other lived again with the help of a bowl of rice.
 
Google any mobile phone, any graphics card, any games console, any car and read 1000's of similar articles.
 
Attu90 said:
Ive known a few fail from water damage, one used in the rain, one in pocket of a pair of jeans in rain and one put in sports bag with wet towel.

2 out of those 3 were completly dead and 1 was replaced under warranty, the other lived again with the help of a bowl of rice.
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Rice:confused:
 
The number of broken case threads in the Apple forum means I can believe that quite easily. Having said that I don't know the statistics of other phone brands.

I've never had a phone break under me however...
 
Attu90 said:
Ive known a few fail from water damage, one used in the rain, one in pocket of a pair of jeans in rain and one put in sports bag with wet towel.

2 out of those 3 were completly dead and 1 was replaced under warranty, the other lived again with the help of a bowl of rice.
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:eek::eek:

Prays my desire can with stand water/dampness a lot better then an iphone..

My mobile phones are always getting wet/damp...Riding my motorbike in the rain with my mobile phone in my front jacket pocket don't help
 
chaparral said:
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Prays my desire can with stand water/dampness a lot better then an iphone..

My mobile phones are always getting wet/damp...Riding my motorbike in the rain with my mobile phone in my front jacket pocket don't help
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I'd get a gel case for it, only cheap and it seems like it would benefit you somewhat :p
 
The full report places it a 7% for hardware failure and given the report is from a warranty company who say 26% is a pretty good failure rate I think it can be taken that its not the big news the article makes it out to be.
 
Which shows that it is not a phone for me, I want a phone that does not crack it's screen from falling a couple of hundred times, one that doesn't kill itself when it falls in water ( an old SE of mine fell in the toilet and lived through it fine). I'd love an Iphone but I need phones that can take abuse, a phone with high risk of breaking from accidental damage is nothing for me. So far only SE and Nokia have proven themselves to me so far.
 
I had a 3G for 18 months, it never saw a case and the most that happened was scuffs on the back where it'd been sitting on the table/other surface. I never managed to drop it on a hard floor but plenty of carpets (some not so thick) and it was fine.
 
Skyfall said:
Who keeps a phone for 2 years anyway. Also if you read the post around 60% of those "breaks" are from accidental damage.
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No one, but Apple charge enough for it to be a one off purchase so people keep them longer which increase the chances they blow up/drop them.

MW
 
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